Beatrice Rana - Bach: Keyboard Concertos - VINYL LP

Chopin is reserved, visionary and mysterious,Inch says Beatrice Rana. InchThere are many layers to his music. It's pleasing to the ear and sincere in it's communication, but the deeper you go, the more you find...Inch For this album, Rana pairs Chopin's 12 op 25 études with his four scherzi, focusing on two musical genres that the composer, combining intellect and imagination, transformed into something new. InchIt was Chopin who invented the 'concert study',Inch explains Rana. InchTo me, the études seem implicitly connected, joined by a single line of expression, as if they are taking you on a journey. The scherzi are evocative pieces, full of contrasts... They represent three distinct stages of Chopin's life and creativity and it is easy to read stories into them.Inch When Beatrice Rana played the op 25 études for her New York recital debut in 2019, the New York Times wrote InchIf you can play Chopin's études comfortably, you can probably play anything written for the piano... and the best performances convey their musical riches. In that regard, Beatrice Rana set a new standard... She didn't just surmount the technical challenges; she made the pieces sound as poetic and colorful as anything Chopin ever wrote. Album Tracks 1. 12 Études, Op. 25 No. 1 in A-Flat Major, InchAeolian HarpInch 2. 12 Études, Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor 3. 12 Études, Op. 25 No. 3 in F Major 4. 12 Études, Op. 25 No. 4 in a Minor 5. 12 Études, Op. 25 No. 5 in E minor 6. 12 Études, Op. 25 No. 6 in G-Sharp minor 7. 12 Études, Op. 25 No. 7 in C-Sharp minor 8. 12 Études, Op. 25 No. 8 in D-Flat Major 9. 12 Études, Op. 25 No. 9 in G-Flat Major, InchButterflyInch 10. 12 Études, Op. 25 No. 10 in B minor 11. 12 Études, Op. 25 No. 11 in a Minor, InchWinter WindInch 12. 12 Études, Op. 25 No. 12 in C minor 1. Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 2. Scherzo No. 2 in B-F

Vinyl LP pressing. Mj Lenderman is the project of Asheville native, Jake Lenderman, whose 'Boat Songs' was released to wide acclaim on Dear Life Records in 2022. Now Dear Life is proud to offer a vinyl reissue of MJ's 2021 tag debut, 'Ghost of Your Guitar Solo,' a collection of nine songs recorded and performed entirely by Lenderman, and one live band track. The record was written and recorded quickly, songs often being fully constructed and recorded within frenzied single day sessions. Songs were born out of freewheeling jam sessions with his roommates, with Lenderman often freestyling lyrics that would later become the foundations of the finished songs. Lenderman would write 20 disconnected lines a day, scrapping most of them but preserving a few to be used later. This process aided in what became an extremely prolific writing period for the artist in the spring of 2020. The record sounds like country music being played by a noisy punk band, unkempt and imperfect like the characters in his songs. Here, Lenderman broadened his lyrical scope beyond solemn introspection, adding humor to scenes larger than his own life. He points to authors Harry Crews and Larry Brown as inspirations, both of whom were southern, self-taught writers who balanced empathy, humor, and darkness. This leads to the erosion of the line that separates humor and sadness. The resulting songs are about over-indulgence and drug/alcohol abuse, full of self-loathing and pity while celebrating the absurdity of it all.

Szymanowski Quartet - Paris [COMPACT DISCS] Digipack Packaging date 08/11/2009